The Shema

In Matthew 22, a lawyer asks Jesus what the greatest commandment is. Jesus responds with the Shema from the Old Testament. See what is swirling about in this question that is often overlooked in what is really being asked of Jesus... and what the Shema is.
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[@kathleenwharton2139]

Forgiveness..the Highest form of Love! Jesus Died to Show us this principle. I am Blessed 😇 Thank You 🙏 Jesus Please Bless EveryOne 😊❤

[@Pamela8248]

Thank you Brandt Pitre for showing us the way through your explanation of Scripture.

[@victorchuks3591]

Loving God means a total gift of self...Thanks Dr Pitre for this beautiful piece

[@eileen1820]

Amen ❤️

[@PitaBorges]

Thanks for sharing. paz e bem!❤

[@Vivi-uy1hr]

Thank you Dr Pitre for the nice explanation about the great commandment.

[@CARS63]

Fascinating! Thank you, Dr. Pitre 🙏 😊 ❤️

[@azuratarazi6224]

Full of wisdom and understanding in oll your teaching Bravo Shalom to you and your family

[@reemsuekar8112]

Amen, thank you Dr Brant.

[@Msc762]

So much history and Jewish roots learned here Thanks

[@brideofchristalleluia6106]

Thank you for sharing us the similarities between shema in those days and now our days. Our children recite it everyday. God bless you for these revelations.

[@MsHburnett]

I value your instruction

[@mazikode]

Thank you for your teaching, i appreciate the history as well it makes me understand the scriptures better. Amen and God bless you Dr Pitre.

[@jullyscainl7623]

God bless you thank you

[@jullyscainl7623]

Thank you shearing good wel come God bless you

[@SaintCharbelMiracleworker]

Thank you Dr PItre, Another viewpoint is that the questioner may have been attempting to establish who Jesus followed such as Rabbi Hillel the Elder or Shammai. Several encounters in the NT like this involve ‘a certain pharisee’ asking Jesus a question about a topic which just happens to be one of the topics on which Shammai and Hillel DISAGREED eg divorce. In other words, these guys from the audience around Jesus were attempting to ascertain whether Jesus was ‘according to the school of Hillel’ or ‘according to the school of Shammai’.

[@petermcgowan1705]

It seems to me that by citing the Shema as the greatest commandment, Jesus was affirming not only the Jewish scripture, but also its tradition. I think this is important in a time of Sola Scriptura when people want to claim that the Catholic tradition has no validity.

[@juancarlosaliba4866]

Hear O Israel! Yahweh is our God! Yahweh is one! Blessed be the Name of His glorious Kingdom forever and ever!

[@josephjonasjohnisraeli4189]

Isaiah's 52 : 7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the one bringing good news of something better, The one proclaiming #Salvation, The one proclaiming #Salvation, The one proclaiming peace , The one saying to Zion : “ Your God has become King. Amen 🇮🇱 ✡️ I love The King of ISRAEL 🇮🇱 ✡️

[@juancarlosaliba4866]

Indeed. One, not three. And the Hebrew word used is echad which means unified one like in a relationship between husband and wife.

[@juancarlosaliba4866]

Not according to ancient Jewish rabbis, Philo of Alexandria and Dr. Michael Brown who was a former Jew and now believes in Yeshua of Nazareth as the Messiah :) The skeptic Bart Ehrman admits that there is more than one being existing alongside God in his book: How Jesus became God. My suggestion: try reading Dr. Michael Brown's book: Answering Jewish Objections about Jesus. He reexamined their Hebrew Scriptures and Christianity (except cults like the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Iglesia ni Cristo) as he concluded, is spot on when it comes to the Trinity.

[@juancarlosaliba4866]

Yet one Jewish rabbi admitted that Jews don't have theological objections to the Trinity. Michael Brown even concluded that there were these mysterious beings who acted like God: The Angel of the Lord/Son of Man (called by Jews by Lord of all creation, the Creator of men) and The Spirit of the Lord (called by Jews as One who empowers people to worship God) Philo of Alexandria concluded that the Messiah promised in the Old Testament is God and not a mere man. Then there's Yahweh. And yet in Isaiah's vision, these three, Yahweh, the Angel and the Spirit were praised by the seraphim as holy, holy, holy is Yahweh Sabaoth (LORD of Hosts!) Abraham saw these 3 men in Mamre promising him a son and predicting the doom of Sodom and Gomorrah which they fulfilled in Genesis Conclusion: Trinity isn't pagan. It wasn't developed as the Church developed. The Church just spelled out what Moses and the prophets taught on the ontology of God and what they witnessed in Christ's life, death and Resurrection. The Trinity is Jewish. And this is the Gospel. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us

[@juancarlosaliba4866]

Those who lived before 70 AD. And Philo of Alexandria was one of them. I just gave you one. Another is Dr. Michael Brown who knew the Hebrew Bible backwards and forwards. BTW, you don't read the Bible in plain English. Jesus used the Shema which used echad. He used predominantly the Septuagint. You're not sure of this? Check up Michael Brown's book and videos. Mind you, he was a former Jew.

[@HONEY-ir6oz]

Which is the first and great commandment? Love my Lord Second is to love my neighbors :) Amen 🙏

[@essafats5728]

@@tony1685 Prove it! "Bible is clear about this" - - why then the minimum of 900 Protestant denominations if it so clear? What makes the SDA cult have the authority to teach the True interpretations of the Bible? Certainly it does not come from their false prophetess Ellen W. White. In its 200yrs of SDA existence, and ironically several split sects and schisms already, of the 2000hrs of Christianity the SDA is finally the only one that got it right and the Truth. What a bunch of prideful and self-righteous “followers” of Jesus. Peace Be With You. Jesus, I Trust In You

[@allenedmon2203]

@@essafats5728 the SDA occult believes in a 3 Gods as their Trinity in theology and not in 3 persons in the Trinity. Now tony will start saying well where is "Trinity" in the bible?" Doesn't have to be since even the founder is on huge error! tony should start his exploration of his cult what they actually teaching

[@essafats5728]

@@allenedmon2203 Thank you Jesus. I seen on another utube channel that Ellen g white equates Jesus to just a regular human, not divine. That gives her an excuse to try to imitate Jesus earthly life much easier. Let's face it, not 1 human I know of can be perfect as the divine Jesus. The closest Catholics have as earthly examples of Jesus are the many saints. Sadly, the Protestant world doesn't have them. Your thoughts?

[@essafats5728]

@@allenedmon2203 p.s. didn't the sda cult change some of their teachings in their 200yrs of existence?

[@aarontrombley1815]

Brant what prayer would you recommend if a family member has health issues??

[@brideofchristalleluia6106]

Am looking forward to the second commandments

[@allenedmon2203]

Hebrew is close to Assyrian Aramaic, cause of the alphabets we both use also...Shema is Shmee or Sheme to hear or listen...and for number one 1 is Kha...so this is true. these are slightly pronounced differently. I could have commented on most the videos but this my first here. Thanks for great info!

[@allenedmon2203]

@@tony1685 I should? Tony it's a title not an actual emotion. But yes I titled angry because heretics like you every time you find out I'm right or Catholics been telling you to come home you start sarcastically calling me angry, and will not able refute from historical facts, furthermore you want to just share your unaffiliated views and share somebody else's works and accept their non-lineage beliefs YET you claim bible alone AS to pretend to show me you follow nobody's interpretations with no real direct contact? Your western (I do mean your ignorance and unacknowledgement of us original Christians from east) settlers in America is where and why you this hateful towards Catholics because through generations you've been kept away from exploring...90percent of western world have ever travelled to experience to see where Christianity been always as Catholics in practice...it's not a title by or that Catholic Church is or was just in Rome when it was. Teachings of Catholic Christians directly connection to apostles, not 1500yrs later because some priest or women get angry at Catholic Church or start having private visions like Ellen G White the liar and sick heretic.

[@allenedmon2203]

@@tony1685 if what you share is not directly come from early Church Christians after apostles and their own disciples...then I will not except. Let alone I will not and still will not click to your pathetic claims and misconceptions...know why? Because I have read, observed, tested, and experienced from being in America for 29yrs knowing all the misconceptions of Protestantism's ignorance. Does this mean none Catholics cannot be honest believers? No just not equipped to having a solid foundation for the majority...protestantism is for only individualism. Sorry but sorry to destroy and will not click on your link because I know it does not come from early Christians. Bye

[@allenedmon2203]

@@tony1685 my entire race been in exposed to The Truth since the first century, buddy! I don't need somebody like you with no direct lineage to show me now after 2000yrs the "Truth". Have some logic behind what your presenting on the table! I sound rude but I am so "angry" at western ignorance of eastern Christian's and this is why your country been in non other than in heretical position and look at Europe only after 500yrs of Martin Luther's revolt not reform!...Atheism and and Islam. WITHOUT PERSECUTION FOR CHRIST!...and you now know why I titled myself angry? That is why

[@allenedmon2203]

@@tony1685 again using scripture from none other than you accepting without any of the early church fathers or Christians as Catholic Church can provide to me...then it's no effect to me. In my country is why islam have stayed the way they are and the same false concept of Qur'an alone...

[@allenedmon2203]

@@tony1685 quit sounding such a clown like "lol" do your research correctly and quit pretending you follow JUST bible YET you giving other's works that got no affiliation of the early Christians. How do you not see how illogical this is? After the apostles then how did the letters of scriptures been preserved after their martyrdom? Jews of whom? The rabbinic, the orthodox jews, the reformed jews? Jews who converted to Christianity were practicing Catholics meaning universally taught the sacraments that Jesus teaches and passed down not only by letter but orally but speaking to them. JESUS DID NOT SAY GO TO ALL NATIONS WITH YOUR BIBLE AND GIVE FEW VERSES TO SEE THE TRUTH! Think! Happy All Hallows Eve and November 1st is actual All Saints Day! And no it's not the old stupid misconceptions of pagan celebration...it's the Americans who commercialized this Catholic holy day into as pagan but again I also understand it's for fun and not to take it seriously about the way people play...understand what I'm saying...

[@rolandwimbledon6013]

Thxs, just finished watching Chosen n wonder what shema means..

[@deogratias273]

It means "hear" or "listen"

[@patkeohane5005]

All your heart = flesh All your soul = spirit All your mind = intellect. I see a revelation in this. We are made in the image of God consisting intellectand flesh and spirit. We are to love Him with all of these. To bring about perfection.

[@beatrixsetiawan5703]

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[@wsjoiram]

In my language, Maltese, Xema (pronounced shema) means candle or wax. Is there a connection?

[@w.maximilliandejohnsonbour725]

Interesting...!!!!!!!!. My I add a little bit more to your comment. DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE DIFFERENT HEBREW WORDS FOR "LAW"?. In the Old Testament, there are different Hebrew words for the term Law, which may or may not be clearly indicated in the English translations. In fact, there are eight of them: >>> Dabar , Dath , Eduth , Hqquim , Mishpat , Mitzvah , Piqqudim and Torah. The Ten Commandments, literally called the “Ten Words” in ancient Hebrew, make up the core of God’s ethical, holy character and standards. In the broad sense of the word, Law is viewed as the entire Word of God. God’s Word are his propositions and/or commands set forth for life. In the narrow sense and according to the context of the Bible, Law has to do with the moral, ceremonial, and civil laws. The Mosaic law looked ahead with anticipation, the coming Savior and redemption. The Law administered the promises of that redeemer and salvation through various types, foreshadows, and rituals. The New Testament Gospels tell the great news that the Savior arrived who fulfilled the Law in every way. The best way to understand the Law is through the interpretive lens of the New Testament. The New Testament provides us with understanding for how the Law fits into the history of the redemptive work of Jesus Christ. The Law points to Jesus Christ in every way. The New Testament understanding of the Law takes precedence as the interpreter of the Law and must also be understood in consort with the whole Bible. The basic, fundamental requirements of the Old Testament law are not done away with by the New Covenant; rather they are expressed in the fullest terms. Each of the commands of the Ten Words are quoted explicitly or referenced implicitly in the New Testament. However, no one is capable of keeping the Law perfectly. Jesus Christ came to perfectly and completely fulfill God’s Law. He does this on behalf of his people who receive and believe in him by faith alone. Love was and is always the disposition for keeping the Law Love fulfills God’s Law (Romans 13:8, 10). Jesus summarizes the Law in terms of living God (Commandments 1-4) and loving others (Commandments 5-10). Love fulfills the Law. The ground for obedience was and is love for God and for others. The ground of true obedience is not simply because it is commanded but because our sovereign and holy God has redeemed his people and did so from love. Jesus pays the penalty for failing to keep the Law and violating God’s holy standards. He then clothes true believers in Christ with his righteousness and imputes righteousness to believers’ accounts. Therefore, his people have a faith-response of gratitude expressed through love. The ground for our living and loving is the self-sacrificial love of Christ! The power for living out God’s imperatives is by the Holy Spirit

[@michelejackson2184]

In other word Jesus condensed the whole old and New Testament into those 2 laws - 1. Love god with all your heart and soul and might 2. Love thy neighbor like yourself The laws for a good life

[@essafats5728]

@@tony1685 and the sda cult always does?

[@essafats5728]

@@tony1685 u don't even know fully what the Church teaches, u poor catechized alleged "ex-catholic". The Church founded by Jesus and his Apostles themselves, not by a false prophetess like ur Ellen g white. Yes the Catholic Church has many sinners from the popes down to the lay person but the teachings never changed. No silly general conferences that need to vote every so often on doctrine changes; so man made.

[@essafats5728]

@@tony1685 N so what Church fully, I.e. the whole congregation, 100% obey? I work with an sda that I personally witness that doesn't.

[@essafats5728]

@@tony1685 Happy Sabbath and enjoy the Lord's Supper

[@petersonnenberg9526]

I guess catholic church doesn't emphasize Shema as such (in it's words) because it was largely used as a manifesto against the teaching on 3nity... It sais LORD is one. Extending 'echad' till you die could also mean condemning the 3nitarian sect = christians

[@josephjonasjohnisraeli4189]

Thanksgiving : One God Almighty. Only one Religious is The holy Nation of ISRAEL 🇮🇱 ✡️ He is self Alpha and the Omega Immanuel eternal life is Jesus Christ received forever and ever, everlasting life. Amen #Biographies : Ephesians 3:11 This is according to the eternal purpose that he formed in connection with the Christ, Jesus our Lord, 12 by means of whom we have this freeness of speech and free access with confidence through our faith in him. 13 so I ask you not to give up on account of my tribulations in your behalf, for these mean glory for you. 14 for this reason I bend my knees to the father, 21 to him be the glory by means of the church and by means of Christ Jesus to all Generation forever and ever. Amen 🇮🇱 ✡️ : Isaiah's 52: 7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the one bringing good news, The one #proclaiming peace, The one bringing good news of something better, The one proclaiming #Salvation, The one saying to Zion: “Your God has become King. Amen" Hebrew 11: 6 Moreover, without faith it is impossible to please God well, for whoever approaches God must believe that he is and that he becomes the rewarder of those earnestly seeking him. 20 By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Eʹsau concerning things to come.21 By faith Jacob, when about to die, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and worshipped while leaning on the top of his staff.22 By faith Joseph, nearing his end , spoke of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and he gave instructions concerning his bones. AMOS 5:15 Hate what is bad, and love what is good, Let Justice prevail in the City gate. It may be that God of the God of armies Will show favor to the remaining ones of Joseph. Roman 14:8 for if we live, we live to Lord, and if we die to Lord, so both if we live and if we die, we belong to savior Lord Jesus Christ. Philippines 3:20 But our citizenship exists in the heavens, and we are eagerly awaiting for a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ. Phil 4:9 The things that you learned as well as accepted and heard and saw in connection with me, practice these, and the God of peace Will be with you. Amen ♥ #Salvation #hearhim #Jesus #jesuschristsuperstar #Christchurch #wisdom 💜 💛 💚 💙 💝 💘 💗 💖

[@JamesRichardWiley]

“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ My comment: It sounds like a promotion for the invisible Hebrew desert god Yahweh who demands unconditional love in spite of inflicting pain and misery on all of his creations. Apparently Jesus was a slave to his god belief and ignored all the bad parts.